Press Center and Media Advisories

Oct 1, 2020
“This week’s disruptive and embarrassing debate performance by Donald Trump was a another obvious attempt to dishearten and discourage…

Sep 24, 2020
Miramar, FL —As the historic 2020 presidential election hits the home stretch of important deadlines (on September 24 vote-by-mail ballots…

Aug 19, 2020
New York, NY - George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU, today released the following statement regarding the reopening of New York City’s…

Aug 14, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement in response to attacks on the credibility of health…

Aug 10, 2020
“Nursing home caregivers have the biggest role and second biggest stake in long-term care policies (LTC) in Florida, (right behind the…

Aug 5, 2020
“Expanding Medicaid coverage in Florida under the Affordable Care Act has always made sense, but today as millions of state residents lose…
WEEKLY CLIPS

Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday night was rough. A sharp scent drifted into Marjorie Salmon’s dream world at 4 a.m. She was still trying to rouse herself when its…

Sep 5, 2019
We are, unfortunately, in an era of the propagation of “fake news.” And also, equally unfortunate, is that the spread of fake news is not…

Sep 4, 2019
Most hospitals do not frequently take patients to court over medical debt. But since 2015, Carlsbad Medical Center, in New Mexico, has filed…

Aug 15, 2019
Healthcare workers with 1199SEIU recently announced they are throwing their enthusiastic support behind five candidates for Boston City…

Jul 30, 2019
This week, 7,200 Union healthcare workers represented by CWA 1168, IUOE Local 17 and 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East, voted to…

Jul 24, 2019
Health is a human right, enshrined in the Alma Alta declaration by the nations of the world. After satisfying the need for food, after…